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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Grey-black, brownish belly. | Grey-black, brownish belly. |
Revision as of 14:02, 9 April 2012
Alternative name: Andean Tapaculo
- Scytalopus simonsi
Identification
Grey-black, brownish belly.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Moist montanes and high-altitude shrubland. 1
Behaviour
The nest is made from plant material including mosses, lichens, rootlets, leaves, small sticks, and are at times lined with grasses, hair, or feathers, and are built in burrows in earthbanks. 2 white eggs are laid and both parents incubate for 15-19 days. 2
The diet includes insects and their larvae.
References